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 Annoying Muscid - Drymeia sp.?
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 10-06-2009 14:16
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 Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 276 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Hi This is a new one to me. Caught in open grassland with cattle nearby 9. VI 2009. Body length some 7.5 mm. It keys out as Drymeia vicana reasonably well, but I am a bit unhappy about the description of that species. Drymeia sp. should be okay, however, with proclinate lower orbital and crossed interfrontals. Am I right in assuming that it is D. vicana? Would be quite a nice find for Denmark apparently. Regards, Walther Walther Gritsch attached the following image:  [149.71Kb] |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 10-06-2009 19:44
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Hello, I am convinced you've got the right ID, though I don't personnaly know this fly. What is bothering you ? Stephane. |
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| Walther Gritsch |
Posted on 11-06-2009 12:06
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Member Location: Copenhagen Posts: 276 Joined: 31.01.09 |
Hello Stephane, Thanks for supporting D. vicana. Much appreciated! What was bothering me is that the Central Europaean key primarily describes the male habitus with a quick remark about the female being like the male except for this and that. But that is really no problem - the key characteres fit. Another thing is that I'm naturally very cautious when encountering a species in a genus I've never seen before. And at that the least common  Regards, Walther |
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but don't see the image in the post.